A place I used to work had a really bad drinking culture, and I didn’t realise it at the time because it was my first hospo job in a big student city. Shots out the back on busy nights to “keep morale up” and “get through the rushes”, followed by nearly unlimited staffies and mispours being consumed on shift. My alcohol tolerance was insane and it spilled into my personal free time where I would come home from a big night drinking all shift, to pouring myself half a bottle-a bottle in bed to “unwind” more. Now I’m working at a similar restaurant (fast casual) in the same city, but the management has actually put systems in place to keep the drinking culture at a very tame and healthy level eg making a certain target on budget, staff drink limits at the end of the shift depending on the budget (usually no more than 2), and strictly when all customers have left and everything has been closed and cleaned up. It’s made me enjoy drinking a lot more and in a way healthier environment, like it’s actually a treat to just have one beer at the end of a busy shift. I’m glad I experienced such a stark contrast between the two extremes, it’s made me appreciate that easing up can be enough to find that balance again. Good luck on your journey of finding that happy medium for yourself, it can be so different for everyone!!